Stray Cats – Too Hip Gotta Go (Guitar Tab)

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Band: Stray Cats Song: Too Hip, Gotta Go Album: Rant N' Rave with the Stray Cats *Seems like he plays out of his neck pickup****

INTRO: (not too late to close out of the window guys =)
e|-----------0---3-3------------0----3-3------------0-----0-----0------|
B|--------3------3-3---------3-------3-3---------3--------0-----0------|
G|-0--/4---------4-4--0--/4----------4-4--0--/4-----------0-----0------|
D|---------------5-5-----------------5-5-------------------------------|
A|---------------5-5-----------------5-5-------------------------------|
E|---------------3-3-----------------3-3----------------3-----3-----3--|

e|-3--6p5p3-5-3-------3-------3--------3---------------------|
B|-3--6p5p3-5-3-------3-------3--------3----------3-3--------|
G|---------------5(b)----5(b)-----5(b)-----5(b)p3-5-3--------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|

e|-3-3--5-5------------------3~--|-/5-0-5-5--/3-0-3-3---------|
B|-3-3--5-5------------------3~--|-/5-0-5-7--/3-0-3-5---------|
G|-4-4--5-5--3h4p3h4p3-----4-----|-/5-0-5-5--/3-0-3-3---------|
D|-5-5-------------------5-------|----------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|----------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|----------------------------|

e|-3-3--5-5-----------------3~--|
B|-3-3--5-5-----------------3~--|
G|-4-4--5-5--3h4p3h4p3----4-----|
D|-5-5------------------5-------|
A|------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|

VERSE: (you've gotten this far, might as well play the rest right?)

(he's fingerpicking the notes from a Gmaj barre chord)
e|-----3----------3----|-3-3--5-5------------------3~---|
B|-------3------3---3--|-3-3--5-5------------------3~---|
G|---------3h4---------|-4-4--5-5--3h4p3h4p3-----4------|
D|---------------------|-5-5-------------------5--------|
A|-----3---------------|--------------------------------|
E|-3-------------------|--------------------------------|

e|-----3------6(b)--3---3--|-10-10--12--10--------------------|
B|--------3-----------3----|-10-10--12--10--------------------|
G|-------------------------|-11-11--12--10h11---11--10-9~-----|
D|-------------------------|--------------------12--11-10~----|
A|-----3------3------------|----------------------------------|
E|-3-----------------------|----------------------------------|

"She's in love!"..                    "baby, baby, baby I'll see you someday"
e|--3---/3--2--1--|--3-----3~----3~-|--------------------------------|
B|--3---/5--4--3--|--3----2-----1---|----3----3----------------------|
G|--4---/4--3--2--|--2---3-----2----|-/4---/4----5-5--4h5p4----------|
D|--5---/5--4--3--|--2--2----1------|------------------------5-0-4-5-|
A|--5-------------|--3--------------|--------------------------------|
E|--3-------------|-----------------|--------------------------------|

POST RIFF:
e|--------0----------0---------0--------|
B|------3----------3---------3----------|
G|-0-/4------0--/4------0-/4------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|

Repeat VERSE progression

CHORUS:
"Too hip! (gotta go).........you ain't runnin' my life no more"
e|--------333---------333-|-3-3--5-5-----------------3~-----|
B|--------333---------333-|-3-3--5-5-----------------3~-----|
G|--------444---------444-|-4-4--5-5--3h4p3h4p3----4--------|
D|--------555---------555-|-5-5------------------5----------|
A|--------555---------555-|---------------------------------|
E|--------333---------333-|---------------------------------|

"Too hip! (gotta go).........When I step foot out of this door"
e|--------333---------333-|-10-10--12--12--10-------------------|
B|--------333---------333-|-10-10--12--12--10-------------------|
G|--------444---------444-|-11-11--12--12--10h11---11--10--9----|
D|--------555---------555-|------------------------12--11--10---|
A|--------555---------555-|-------------------------------------|
E|--------333---------333-|-------------------------------------|

"won't even bother to pack............baby, baby, baby I'll see you someday
e|-----3-----/3--2--1--|--3-----3~----3~-|--------------------------------|
B|-------3---/5--4--3--|--3----2-----1---|----3----3----------------------|
G|-----------/4--3--2--|--2---3-----2----|-/4---/4----5-5--4h5p4----------|
D|-----------/5--4--3--|--2--2----1------|------------------------5-0-4-5-|
A|---------------------|--3--------------|--------------------------------|
E|--3------------------|-----------------|--------------------------------|

POST RIFF
e|--------0----------0---------0--------|
B|------3----------3---------3----------|
G|-0-/4------0--/4------0-/4------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|

SOLO: (I'll try to break this down as much as I can)

"Gotta go!!"
e|---------6----------5-----------3--3--------------|-5--3--2--2--0~------|
B|-------3----------3---------3---3--3--5--3~-------|-7--5--3--1--1~------|
G|-0--/4------0--/4-----0--/4-----------------------|---------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------X3----|---------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|---------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|---------------------|

e|-15-15-15-15-15~~--|------------|------------------------------------|
B|-12-12-12-12-12~~--|--8-8-8-8~--|-----3-----3------------------------|
G|-14-14-14-14-14~~--|--7-7-7-7~--|--/4----/4----5-5--4h5p4----0-4-5---|
D|-15-15-15-15-15~~--|--8-8-8-8~--|--------------------------5---------|
A|-------------------|------------|------------------------------------|
E|-------------------|------------|------------------------------------|

e|--------0----------0---------0--------|
B|------3----------3---------3----------|
G|-0-/4------0--/4------0-/4------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|

(He switches to his bridge pickup on this part)
e|-6----3--6----3-6----3-6----3-|--6----5--3------------------|
B|-5(b)-3--5(b)-3-5(b)-3-5(b)-3-|-------------5--3------------|
G|------------------------------|-------------------5-3h4-----|
D|------------------------------|-------------------------5~--|
A|------------------------------|-----------------------------|
E|------------------------------|-----------------------------|

e|--------------5---6p3p0--------6p3p0-----------------------|
B|-----3--4--5------------6p3p0---------6p3p0----------------|
G|-/4-------------------------------------------5p3p0--0-0~--|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|

e|-----------5----------------------------------|
B|----3--5(b)--5(rb)-3--------6-----------------|
G|-/4-------------------5(b)---5(b)p3--5--3-----|
D|--------------------------------------------5-|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|

(switch back to your neck pickup)
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-----------7-8-9-------7-9-7--10p9p7--9-7--|
D|-----7-8-9--------7h10---------------------|
A|-/10---------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------10-8--------------|
B|------8-10--11-8-10-8-------10(b)--8~~~-|
G|----9-----------------------------------|
D|-10-------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|

e|-/10-/10--12-11---------------|---------0---------0--3333------|
B|-/12-/12--13-12---------------|-------3---------3----3333------|
G|----------------12----10-12\--|-0--/4-----0--/4------4444------|
D|-------------------12---------|----------------------5555------|
A|------------------------------|----------------------5555------|
E|------------------------------|----------------------3333------|

Repeat CHORUS 1 more time Then, keep repeating the riff where he sings "baby baby, baby I'll see you. followed by the POST RIFF. Do this 3 times before ending the song. END RIFF:

e|-6p3p0-------------------------------|--15~--|
B|-------6p3p0-------------------------|--12~--|
G|--------------5p3p0------------------|--14~--|
D|---------------------5p3p0-----3-4-5-|--15~--|
A|-----------------------------5-------|-------|
E|-------------------------------------|-------|